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Are American buyers really responsible for rising property prices in the Algarve?

17 June 2026 at 17:22
American buyers in Algarve

For several years, a popular narrative has emerged suggesting that wealthy Americans are driving property prices ever higher across the Algarve. As more US citizens relocate to Portugal and media

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July 4 in Portugal: Porto to celebrate America’s 250th anniversary

17 June 2026 at 17:04
American flag (Crystal Tubens-unsplash)

A special July 4 celebration in Porto will mark the 250th anniversary of the signing of the United States Declaration of Independence. Organisers afpop, the largest association for foreigners in

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€11 million available for Algarve business innovation projects

17 June 2026 at 15:59
€11 million available for Algarve business innovation projects

Businesses in the Algarve can now apply for a new €11 million funding programme designed to support productive investment, innovation and job creation across the region. The call for applications,

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Portimão sardine confraternity helps launch first overseas counterpart in Luxembourg

16 June 2026 at 17:08
Portimão sardine confraternity helps launch first overseas counterpart in Luxembourg

The Gastronomic Confraternity of the Sardine of Portimão has helped establish the first sardine confraternity outside Portugal, taking part in the official foundation and enthronement ceremony of the newly created

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Nobel Algarve Almancil to host International Baccalaureate event

16 June 2026 at 16:20
Nobel Algarve boosts presence in southern Portugal with new Secondary School

Nobel Algarve British International School Almancil is hosting IB Day Algarve 2026, a key educational event organised by the International Baccalaureate (IB), bringing together school leaders and academic coordinators from

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Seven identified by police in suspected drug offload near Vila do Bispo

16 June 2026 at 14:48
Seven identified by police in suspected drug offload near Vila do Bispo

Seven people have been identified by the GNR in connection with a suspected drug landing on the Algarve coast near Boca do Rio, in the Algarve municipality of Vila do

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EU agrees stronger air passenger rights, including free cabin bags

16 June 2026 at 08:45
Airline passengers (Suhyeon Choi-Unsplash)

Air travellers across the European Union are set to gain stronger and clearer protections after the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union reached a landmark political agreement

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Loulé allows summer construction works in tourist areas “under exceptions”

15 June 2026 at 14:44
Obras verão

Loulé Municipal Council will allow certain construction and demolition works to continue in urban tourist areas during the peak summer season, provided developers can justify the need for an exemption.

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Fernando Pimenta wins European gold on home waters

14 June 2026 at 22:32
Fernando Pimenta

Fernando Pimenta brought the European Sprint Canoe Championships to a memorable close on Sunday by winning gold in the K1 5,000 metres in Montemor-o-Velho, adding another chapter to one of

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Lisbon in Top 10 for ‘world’s best cities for food’

14 June 2026 at 13:08

Lisbon has clinched yet another ‘top ranking’, this time for the quality of its food. The Portuguese capital has been named one of the world’s best cities for food in

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Medicinal cannabis trafficking ring used Infarmed loopholes, prosecutors allege

13 June 2026 at 19:53
Cannabis (Rick Proctor-unsplash)

A criminal network allegedly exploited weaknesses in Portugal’s medicinal cannabis licensing system to divert tonnes of cannabis onto the black market, according to prosecutors investigating one of the country’s largest

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New EU Migration pact comes into force to “put house in order”

12 June 2026 at 17:32
Emigration9

The New Pact on Migration and Asylum enters into force in the European Union today, with the bloc anticipating ‘a possible need for adjustments’.  The European Commission guarantees it will

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A&E summer closures, Portugal still top 10 for safety & power cut risk cont/d.

12 June 2026 at 16:17
podcast NEWS REVIEW with Natasha Donn

In today’s roundup, Natasha and Carl look at: Plus the usual mix of politics, society, expat life and what it all means for those living in (or moving to) Portugal.

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Madeira is an Atlantic anchor for Europe, says President Seguro

12 June 2026 at 16:05
Madeira is an Atlantic anchor for Europe, says President Seguro

President António José Seguro has described Madeira as “one of Europe’s Atlantic anchors” rather than a peripheral territory, as he marked the 50th anniversary of the autonomous region and 40

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Portugal’s new welfare shake-up sparks debate over who could lose out

12 June 2026 at 10:30
Parliament

The Portuguese Parliament is today debating a government proposal aimed at authorising the executive to introduce the Prestação Social Única (PSU), or Single Social Benefit, with Chega having agreed with

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